{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 2","heading":"Towns; power to sue and be sued","body":"Section 2. A town may in its corporate capacity sue and be sued by its name, and may appoint necessary agents therefor.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"89b4ed96e8c5651baf105ec712d8929ea4934e59bcfa8b4e39199542f7ce41ec","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-1b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}